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Reporter Virginia Thomas has worked at the Journal since 2017 and covers the health care industry. As a reporter, she loves learning about Spokane's many growing industries. She enjoys traveling with her husband, snuggling with her cats, and cross stitching.

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EvoReal owners grow with Realty One franchise

Different compensation model said to attract more brokers to firm

April 25, 2019

Virginia Thomas

After more than a decade of owning real estate agency EvoReal, Matt and Jessica Side have started a franchise of Irvine, California-based Realty One Group.

Web.com to close its Spokane office

Online design, marketing company will lay off total of 64 people starting in June

April 25, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Web.com plans to close its Spokane office and lay off 64 workers here, beginning June 1. Web.com Group Inc. is a website design and online marketing company that was started in 1997 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, according to the company

Old Gerardo's building to be demolished in downtown Spokane

Tenants for new project include Domino's Pizza

April 25, 2019

Virginia Thomas

A downtown building formerly occupied by a Gerardo's Authentic Mexican Food restaurant soon will be demolished to make way for a new building, according to project architect Shane Mercier, of Spokane Valley-based Mercier Architecture & Planning.

New Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center raises curtain

Gonzaga theater debuts with performance tonight

April 25, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Gonzaga University will introduce The Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center to Spokane tonight, Thursday, April 25. After nearly two years of construction, 'A New Season: A Celebration of Artistry, Place, and Potentialâ€

Underutilized worker rate likely has declined in Spokane area

Local data is elusive, but indicators suggest fewer are discouraged

April 25, 2019

Virginia Thomas

As unemployment rates have dropped in recent years, the underutilized workforce appears to have declined with it, Spokane-area labor experts say. At the county level, however, it's hard to say conclusively.

The core of downtown Spokane's parking woes

Critics says study drew wide circle, paints rosy picture when issues persist

April 25, 2019

Virginia Thomas

A recent downtown parking study doesn't acknowledge the need for a greater concentration of parking in the city's core, observers say.

Partners with Families & Children sees steady growth

Leader's title changes; organization prepares to move its operations

March 14, 2019

Virginia Thomas

During the past five years, Spokane-based nonprofit Partners with Families & Children has more than tripled its budget and more than doubled its staff, CEO Carol Plischke says.

Icons LeRoy Nosbaum: Engineering a Spokane-area tech manufacturer to success

Two stints leading Itron put tech powerhouse on right track

February 28, 2019

Virginia Thomas

In a career that spanned more than 40 years in the utilities industry, LeRoy Nosbaum spent about 17 years at Liberty Lake-based energy and water technology and services company Itron Inc., including two separate periods as the company's CEO.

Evergreen Fancy Foods: Catering to gourmet palates

January 17, 2019

Virginia Thomas

When Craig Grossman began selling gourmet and specialty foods and gifts in 1987, he intended it to be a short-term way to make money. Some 32 years later, he's built Evergreen Fancy Foods Inc. into a successful business

Conventions, sports tourism to see strong growth

December 20, 2018

Virginia Thomas

This year has turned out better than expected in terms of the number of groups and conventions, and 2019 is shaping up to be an even bigger year for Spokane tourism, says TJ Hake, interim president and CEO at Visit Spokane.

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